After nearly 60 years in Hollywood, Michael Douglas, 80, recently revealed he\u2019s stepping back from acting, saying he wants to stop before he drops \u201cdead on the set.\u201d<\/p>\n
Douglas won his first Oscar in 1976 as producer of One Flew Over the Cuckoo\u2019s Nest<\/em> and became a star in the \u201980s and \u201990s with roles like Gordon Gekko in Wall Street<\/em> (his second Oscar), Fatal Attraction<\/em>, and Basic Instinct<\/em>.<\/p>\n Younger fans may know him best as Dr. Hank Pym in Marvel\u2019s Ant-Man<\/em> films, last appearing in 2023\u2019s Quantumania<\/em>. He also starred in Netflix\u2019s The Kominsky Method<\/em>, and played Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV+\u2019s 2024 miniseries Franklin<\/em>.<\/p>\n Now, Douglas says he’s enjoying time off and focusing on life, though he\u2019s not fully retired. \u201cIf something special came up, I\u2019d go back,\u201d he said, adding that he\u2019s happy just watching his wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, work.<\/p>\n He also reflected on his 2010 battle with stage IV cancer, saying he was lucky to avoid surgery that could have ended his acting career: \u201cStage 4 cancer is not a holiday.\u201d<\/p>\n Douglas will next appear in Looking Through Water<\/em> (formerly Blood Knot<\/em>), a film co-starring his son, Cameron.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After nearly 60 years in Hollywood, Michael Douglas, 80, recently revealed he\u2019s stepping back from acting, saying he wants to stop before he drops \u201cdead on the set.\u201d Douglas won his first Oscar in 1976 as producer of One Flew Over the Cuckoo\u2019s Nest and became a star in the \u201980s and \u201990s with roles…<\/p>\n